How should we go about enhancing the skills base in Municipalities to reverse the decline of the infrastructure?

Will the new government order address this effectively? The water position is dire; micro biological contamination of virtually all our rivers and dams is evident. Sewage pollution direct into rivers by municipalities is rife.
It is time for extensive action of the right sort and it will only be possible with the right skills in place to replace the incompetent appointments that have become a feature of local authorities.